| Table 2: | ||
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Skin
Disorders Associated With Pruritus*
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Inflammatory
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Infections
and Infestations
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Neoplastic
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| Urticaria | Scabies | Cutaneous
T-Cell lymphoma (Mycosis fungoides) |
| Dermatitis herpetiformis | Pediculosis | |
| Pemphigoid | Dermatophytosis | |
| Lichen planus | ||
| Atopic eczema | ||
| Irritant contact dermatitis | ||
| Allergic contact dermatitis | ||
| Asteatoic dermatitis (dry skin) | ||
| Mastocytosis (urticaria pigmentosa) |
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| Lichen simplex chronicus | ||
| Psoriasis | ||
| Miliaria | ||
| *Generalized
or localized depending on extent of disease Adapted from Bernhard JD. Pruritus in skin disease. In: Bernhard JD, ed. Itch: mechanisms and management of Pruritus. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994:37. |
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2002 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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